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Choosing to stop the cycle has been very difficult. I am often made to feel guilty or small by my mother, but I know deep down I am doing this for me. I can look back and see the generations before me and I refuse to let that be the future. Part of my refusal is my choice to not have children, but I’m working on building my own legacy and giving love to friends and animals!
Two long days on my feet for a weekend work event called for some self care in the form of a pedicure!
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I’m now 3 weeks into sleeping with my phone charging in the guest room and it’s made such a difference. I’m falling asleep earlier, sleeping better, and getting out of bed sooner because I have to go into the other room to shut off the alarm.
For most of this timeframe I’ve completely kept my phone out of the bed and it’s great. I have been able to notice my mind look for an excuse to check my phone which could lead to me getting lost in a rabbit hole or mindless scrolling.
“They” say it takes 21 days to break a habit, I know I’m not fully “cured” but I am on my way!
Working on my relationship with my Higher Power.
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I grew up Catholic, like Catholic school 1-12th grade, Altar-Serving, Rectory-working Catholic. My mom is also the queen of “Catholic Guilt.” I stopped going to church in college and it wasn’t until a year I to my Measuring Life journey did I begin to explore churches again, but this time not Catholic. I was living in Alabama & a coworker’s husband was a Methodist preacher. I liked John so I figured I’d like him as Preacher John too. I was right! However his church was like 40 min away & I knew I couldn’t make that drive a habit so I explored other Methodist churches in my area and found one I loved. They had great contemporary music. I love all music & being able to sing awesome praise music & listen to a great band at church, SCORE! I attended there for a year before I moved up to the DC area.
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In 2014 after 18 month of living in DC I decided to church hop again & found another Methodist one I really liked, it was also a very laid back service, the music was okay, but the Preacher was great. I attended for over a year, but life got in the way.
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We’ve lived in our current town for ~2 years & I had been curious about churches in the area & did a bunch of research, but didn’t work up the courage/make the time to go until this month. My Sunday’s have been pretty tied up lately, but I made it to a Saturday late afternoon service Labor Day weekend. It was quite traditional & there was a substitute preacher filling in for the new preacher who joined this church in June. I was disappointed & saw it as a bad sign, but after the service one lady encouraged me to come back to see the new Preacher & since I told her I like music she said come to the 10:30am service. She didn’t pressure me, but just wanted to tell me it had a different vibe than the service I was at. So today was the day I had time to go and wow I’m glad I did.
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It was a great service with good music & a laid back feel that I am most comfortable with. I also really liked the Preacher & the message. It was less about letting go of “stuff” and more about letting go of the baggage that weighs us down. I’ll def be back!
Finally ready to work the 12 steps after 14 months in ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics). I’m going to participate in my first step study meeting after our regular meeting tonight.
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My sexy felt metatarsal pads to help relieve a vascular issue with one of my toes. The podiatrist scheduled me for an MRI ? next month to get a closer look at things.
I’ve had essentially a purple bottom of my toe for 15 years and have had previous podiatrists look at it, but only recently has it been causing me some sporadic pain.
Lesson: it’s always important to speak up and try to stay on top of any nagging issues.
Post #bodypump seated shiatsu massage. My friends has these two massagers at their place and we tried them out a few weeks ago. I used a $100 amazon gift card I had to buy them both. Best decision ever. I’ve been using the seated massage cushion for like 30 min a day on heated shiatsu massage, its such a treat.
This week I’ve made it a point to leave my phone in the guest room when I go to bed since I’m trying to break my phone addiction. The first night I was restless and was tapping through my Fitbit stats when I “noticed” the relax function. I’d seen it before, but never used it. It’s takes you through 2 min or 5 min of breathing deep inhales or exhales. I’ve used this to wind down before drifting off to sleep this week.
I’ve also used the excuse I need my phone next to the bed since I use my phone as my alarm clock, but guess what, I dug out my relic of an alarm clock to wake up, AND per this mornings test run I can also hear my phone alarm going off in the other room.
Just some “light reading” to add to my stack!
I should note I am more of the creative side of the spectrum than the intellectual genius side.
On a related/unrelated note to the pictures, I went to the dermatologist yesterday for a body scan/wellness check up. I last went 4 years ago, which was only the 2nd time I’d gone in my adult life.
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I want to make sure I am living a wellness life fully. I hate doctors too, but it’s good to know what’s going on and make any adjustments you may need to keep your precious body running or confirm that everything is good like my check did yesterday!
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I wanted to post all the Baz Luhrmann “Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen)” lyrics, but it is a surprisingly long song, so if encourage you to give it a quick google today!